Best Time to Drive from Middletown to Astoria

None of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Middletown to Astoria by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	118	162	161	168	155	136	128	126	130	130	140	138	135	127	107	99	93
Tue	117	166	171	175	161	149	135	132	131	134	140	141	139	130	119	113	101
Wed	119	166	182	165	153	140	140	135	136	140	149	145	148	135	118	119	107
Thu	119	156	164	165	157	144	142	136	138	138	143	149	150	156	127	119	110
Fri	116	141	143	143	134	131	131	130	144	144	182	159	153	143	132	122	114
Sat	82	89	110	115	121	127	130	133	134	138	136	143	144	137	130	128	126
Sun	79	82	86	100	110	114	120	128	129	138	138	139	136	131	124	116	115

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from Middletown to Astoria (via NY-440 North and I-278 North and I-278 East) usually takes as little as 93 minutes and up to 182 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 135 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (145 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 21 miles surface streets (42 to 87 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Middletown to central Astoria along the route on the map. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Middletown to Astoria?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 93 minutes then, versus up to 182 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Middletown to Astoria?

The 51-mile drive usually takes 93 to 182 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 135 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Middletown to Astoria?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 182 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	118	162	161	168	155	136	128	126	130	130	140	138	135	127	107	99	93
Tue	117	166	171	175	161	149	135	132	131	134	140	141	139	130	119	113	101
Wed	119	166	182	165	153	140	140	135	136	140	149	145	148	135	118	119	107
Thu	119	156	164	165	157	144	142	136	138	138	143	149	150	156	127	119	110
Fri	116	141	143	143	134	131	131	130	144	144	182	159	153	143	132	122	114
Sat	82	89	110	115	121	127	130	133	134	138	136	143	144	137	130	128	126
Sun	79	82	86	100	110	114	120	128	129	138	138	139	136	131	124	116	115

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	118	162	161	168	155	136	128	126	130	130	140	138	135	127	107	99	93
Tue	117	166	171	175	161	149	135	132	131	134	140	141	139	130	119	113	101
Wed	119	166	182	165	153	140	140	135	136	140	149	145	148	135	118	119	107
Thu	119	156	164	165	157	144	142	136	138	138	143	149	150	156	127	119	110
Fri	116	141	143	143	134	131	131	130	144	144	182	159	153	143	132	122	114
Sat	82	89	110	115	121	127	130	133	134	138	136	143	144	137	130	128	126
Sun	79	82	86	100	110	114	120	128	129	138	138	139	136	131	124	116	115

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	118	162	161	168	155	136	128	126	130	130	140	138	135	127	107	99	93
Tue	117	166	171	175	161	149	135	132	131	134	140	141	139	130	119	113	101
Wed	119	166	182	165	153	140	140	135	136	140	149	145	148	135	118	119	107
Thu	119	156	164	165	157	144	142	136	138	138	143	149	150	156	127	119	110
Fri	116	141	143	143	134	131	131	130	144	144	182	159	153	143	132	122	114
Sat	82	89	110	115	121	127	130	133	134	138	136	143	144	137	130	128	126
Sun	79	82	86	100	110	114	120	128	129	138	138	139	136	131	124	116	115